The view of storm damage over the Atlantic Coast from the helicopter behind Marine One with US President Barack Obama and Governor Christie as they view the Hurricane Sandy damage in New Jersey, on October 31, 2012. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of coastline, and throwing the tied-up White House race into disarray just days before the vote. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Doug MillsDOUG MILLS/AFP/Getty Images

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The view of storm damage over the Atlantic Coast from the helicopter following Marine One with US President Barack Obama and Governor Chris Christie as they view the storm damage in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on October 31, 2012. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of coastline, and throwing the tied-up White House race into disarray just days before the vote. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Doug MillsDOUG MILLS/AFP/Getty Images

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The view of storm damage over the Atlantic Coast from the helicopter following Marine One (C) with US President Barack Obama and Governor Chris Christie as they view the storm damage in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on October 31, 2012. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of coastline, and throwing the tied-up White House race into disarray just days before the vote. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Doug MillsDOUG MILLS/AFP/Getty Images

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US President Barack Obama (C) and New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R) visits a neighborhood on October 31, 2012 in Brigantine, New Jersey, hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of coastline, and throwing the tied-up White House race into disarray just days before the vote. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SamadJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

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TOPSHOTSUS President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie upon arriving in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on October 31, 2012 to visit areas hardest hit by the unprecedented cyclone Sandy. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of coastline, and throwing the tied-up White House race into disarray just days before the vote. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Jewel SamadJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

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President Barack Obama, center, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate, and other local and federal officials, speak about the relief efforts causes by the effect of superstorm Sandy, while standing in front of North Point Marina, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Brigantine, N.J. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Atlantic City, NJ. Obama traveled to region to take an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast in New Jersey in areas damaged by superstorm Sandy, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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